EF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY INDEX 2015

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The world's largest ranking of countries by English skills

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KEY FACTS

Better English, Higher Income

Our Research shows that better English correlates with higher income and better quality of life.

910,000 Adults

The number of participants who took our English tests in 2014.

Women are better than men

In nearly all countries surveyed, women have stronger English skills than men.

70 Countries

How does your country rank in terms of adult English proficiency?

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REGIONAL RANKING

- Sweden
  70.94
- Netherlands
  70.58
- Denmark
  70.05
- Norway
  67.83
- Finland
  65.32
- Slovenia
  64.97
- Estonia
  63.73
- Luxembourg
  63.45
- Poland
  62.95
- Austria
  61.97
- Germany
  61.83
- Portugal
  60.61
- Romania
  59.69
- Belgium
  59.13
- Czech Republic
  59.01
- Switzerland
  58.43
- Hungary
  57.90
- Latvia
  57.16
- Spain
  56.80
- Slovakia
  56.34
- Lithuania
  55.08
- Italy
  54.02
- Ukraine
  52.61
- France
  51.84
- Russia
  51.59
- Turkey
  47.62
- Azerbaijan
  46.12
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- Singapore
  61.08
- Malaysia
  60.30
- India
  58.21
- South Korea
  54.52
- Vietnam
  53.81
- Japan
  53.57
- Taiwan
  53.18
- Indonesia
  52.91
- Hong Kong
  52.70
- Pakistan
  49.96
- China
  49.41
- Sri Lanka
  47.89
- Kazakhstan
  47.04
- Thailand
  45.35
- Mongolia
  43.64
- Cambodia
  39.15
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- Argentina
  60.26
- Dominican Republic
  56.71
- Peru
  52.46
- Chile
  51.88
- Ecuador
  51.67
- Mexico
  51.34
- Brazil
  51.05
- Costa Rica
  50.53
- Uruguay
  50.25
- Guatemala
  49.67
- Panama
  48.77
- Colombia
  46.54
- Venezuela
  46.14
- El Salvador
  45.52
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- U.A.E.
  50.87
- Yemen
  47.60
- Morocco
  47.40
- Jordan
  47.33
- Egypt
  46.73
- Iran
  46.59
- Oman
  46.34
- Qatar
  43.72
- Kuwait
  42.65
- Iraq
  40.69
- Algeria
  40.34
- Saudi Arabia
  39.93
- Libya
  37.86
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